Biden recalls gay ‘epiphany’

The US president has told multiple versions of the same story throughout his political career

RT International

The US president claimed that a high school incident opened his mind to same-sex marriage, but his voting record suggests otherwise

US President Joe Biden claimed this week that seeing two men kiss while he was in high school led him to support gay marriage. However, Biden was a staunch opponent of same-sex unions until he was in his 60s.

Speaking to ‘The Daily Show’ host Kal Penn on Monday, Biden said that he had an “epiphany” on the issue when his father dropped him off at high school during his senior year.

“I [was] about to get out of the car and I look to my right and two well-dressed men in suits kissed each other, leaned in and gave each other a kiss,” he said. “I’ll never forget it. I turned and looked at my dad and he said, ‘Joey, it’s simple. They love each other’.”

“It doesn’t matter whether it’s same sex or a heterosexual couple, they should be able to get married,” Biden then declared.

Biden: “I can remember exactly when my epiphany [on supporting gay marriage] was … I was a senior in high school. And my dad was dropping me off and I remember I was about to get out of the car and I looked to my right and two well-dressed men in suits kissed each other." pic.twitter.com/0aHlUQ7ghJ

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) March 14, 2023